Susanna
Sep 30, 20111 min
Day 1 results from left to right:
silver gray: misc evergreens (juniper, pine, fir), post-mordanted with ferrous sulfate
dark greenish grey: nettle (Urtica dioica), post-mordanted with ferrous sulfate (beige space-dyed base yarn)
coral red: bloodred (Cortinarius sanguineus) and surprise webcaps (Cortinarius semisanguineus)
purple: Aronia berries (Aronia mitschurinii), citric acid added for the last 15 minutes to improve colorfastness
darker yellow: tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), flowers and leaves
sunny yellow: rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) leaves
Day 2 results from left to right (front row):
Strong yellow: yellow onion skin (Allum cepa)
Light coral/pink: bloodred and surprise webcaps, first post dye
Olive green: red onion skin
Grayish green: a mixture of all sorts of leaves (tree leaves, clover etc) on gray base yarn
Yellow: marsh labrador tea (Rhododendron tomentosum) and lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) leaves